1. ALEXANDER NEVSKY MONASTERY CEMETERY. I’m standing in the snow in the Alexander Nevsky Monastery cemetery looking at a marble image of the great Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky — searching for inspiration in his cold stone eyes. As part of a three-month theater project … Continue reading →

Blog 7 Swan Lake, Thanksgiving, Hermitage, Novgorod, Moscow, Red Square, In a snow storm on the day before Thanksgiving, Franny and I went to the famed Mariinskiy Theater (arguably the best opera/ballet in the world) to see an magical performance … Continue reading →

Blog6a Nov16 — A day in my life in Russia Its been over 3 weeks since I last blogged. We have done museums, parks, cathedrals, ballet, opera, puppet theater, and started getting our new Pokoleniy theater in to shape for … Continue reading →

Blog5 Oct25 Habituating to Russia. When the extraordinary becomes ordinary. The Idiot, Christ, ballet, opera, cathedrals and Dom Knigi. I have a friend and teacher, Shinzen Young, who has meditated and taught meditation for 40 years. He says that … Continue reading →

Blog1 – September 8, 2010. – First report of Carter and Franny. Greetings from Berlin. Its cool and misty today. Franny wanted a day of rest so I decided to report. While old, Berlin feels like a young and … Continue reading →

Blog2 – September 27, 2010. – Second report of Carter and Franny Berlin was full of war and holocaust and memorials and renewal — and edgy edgy art — and scary tattooed be-ringed skinheads that hop of the trolley to … Continue reading →